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Posted September 11, 2012:

• Severe Pain in Sexual Assault Survivors Often Not Treated

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping Linked to Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths, Study Finds

Posted August 28, 2012:

• Hidden Graves of the Holocaust

Posted August 13, 2012:

• The Scent of Love: Decomposition and Male Sex Pheromones

Posted August 10, 2012:

• Security Risk: Sensitive Data Can Be Harvested from a PC Even If It Is in Standby Mode, Experts Say

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Two Viruses Link to Prostate Cancer: High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus Found With Epstein Barr Virus

Posted July 25, 2012:

• Ancient Incan Mummy Had Lung Infection, According to Novel Proteomics Analysis

Posted July 19, 2012:

• Rapid Diagnostic Test for Pathogens, Contaminants

Posted July 17, 2012:

• 'Sifting' Liquid at the Molecular Level

Posted July 12, 2012:

• Psychologists Discover Links Between Angry Thoughts and Displaced Aggression in Male Gang Affiliates

Posted July 1, 2012:

• Sleep Deprivation Effect on the Immune System Mirrors Physical Stress

Posted June 26, 2012:

• DVDs and Computer Games Rated for Adult Use May Damage Children's Mental Health

Posted June 21, 2012:

• DNA Used to Identify Deceased Along Texas-Mexico Border

Posted June 18, 2012:

• Children, Brain Development and the Criminal Law

Posted May 30, 2012:

• First Prehistoric Twins Discovered in Iberian Peninsula
• Anthropologists Find American Heads Are Getting Larger

Posted May 24, 2012:

• Autopsy of a Eruption: Linking Crystal Growth to Volcano Seismicity
• DNA Evidence Shows That Marine Reserves Help to Sustain Fisheries

Posted May 22, 2012:

• New Means of Safeguarding World Fish Stocks

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Chicago Police Cameras More Effective When Clustered

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Forensic Scientist Tracks the Crime Scene Invaders

Posted May 2, 2012:

• Iceman Mummy: 5,000-Year-Old Red Blood Cells Discovered -- Oldest Blood Known to Modern Science

Posted April 27, 2012:

• DNA Fingerprinting Enters 21st Century

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Victims of Online Dating Scams Feel Doubly Traumatized

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Deep Sequencing Reveals Potentially Toxic, Trade-Restricted Ingredients in Some Traditional Chinese Medicines
• Significant Skull Differences Between Closely Linked Groups

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Online Dating Scammers Looking for Money, Not Love
• Exploding Dinosaur Hypothesis Implodes

Posted March 23, 2012:

• Marine Forensics Expert Seeks to Vindicate Titanic Survivors' Account
• Archaeologists Reconstruct Diet of Nelson's Navy With New Chemical Analysis of Excavated Bones

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Foot Bones Allow Researchers to Determine Sex of Skeletal Remains

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Potential for Incorrect Relationship Identification in New Forensic Familial Searching Techniques
• Barriers to the Use of Fingerprint Evidence in Court Is Unlocked by Statistical Model

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Unilateral Divorce Laws Caused Temporary Spike in Violent Crime

Posted January 20, 2012:

• Physicists Use Ion Beams to Detect Art Forgery

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Dangerous Choking 'Game' Prevalent Among Teens in Texas
• Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Traditional Physical Autopsies – Not High-Tech 'Virtopsies' – Still the Gold Standard for Determining Cause of Death, Experts Claim

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Software for Analyzing Digital Pathology Images Proving Its Usefulness

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Satellite Imagery Detects Thermal 'Uplift' Signal of Underground Nuclear Tests

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Scientists Crack Medieval Bone Code

Posted December 9, 2011:

• Pharmacists Crucial in Plan for Terrorist Chemical Weapons

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Catching Terrorists: Backpacks, Not the Bombs Inside, Key to Finding DNA

Posted December 7, 2011:

• New Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Genetic Markers Help Feds Enforce Seafood Regulations

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Research Shows the Power of Hand Gestures in Police Interviews

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Vultures Dying at Alarming Rate

Posted November 16, 2011:

• False Confessions May Lead to More Errors in Evidence, Study Shows

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Prototype Hand-Held Drug Testing Device Launched

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Secluding Aggressive Young Offenders Is Always the Last Resort, Four-Country Study Finds

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